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Study of RCA 5819 and EMI 6260 photomultipliers as individual photon counters

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1943-1954)

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The behaviour of RCA 5819 and EMI 6260 photomultipliers as individual photon counters is described. We studied the spectrum and the intensity of the background pulses at room temperature and at a lower temperature corresponding to cooling by dry-ice and acetone mixture. The sensitivity to photons of wave length of about 5500 Å has been found, at room temperature: 600–2400 photons per second and per cm2; with cooled dry-ice acetone mixture: 30–120 photons per second and per cm2.

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Si descrive il comportamento di fotomoltiplicatori RCA 5819 e EMI 6260 usati come contatori di singoli fotoni. Abbiamo studiato lo spettro e l’intensità degli impulsi di fondo a temperatura ambiente e a una temperatura inferiore corrispondente al raffreddamento con miscela di ghiaccio secco e acetone. La sensibilità ai fotoni di lunghezza d’onda di circa 5500 Å è risultata a temperatura ambiente: 600÷2400 fotoni per secondo e per cm2; alla temperatura della miscela ghiaccio secco-acetone, 30÷120 fotoni per secondo e per cm2.

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Colli, L., Facchini, U. & Rossi, A. Study of RCA 5819 and EMI 6260 photomultipliers as individual photon counters. Nuovo Cim 11, 255–261 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02781392

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